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The UK construction sector has taken a number of significant steps towards net zero, according to data published this week by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), as UK bank NatWest reflects on its key role as a partner of the programme helping its construction customers make the transition. A
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A roofing company from Elgin has been fined more than £2,000 after it falsely claimed it was approved by professional trade bodies. Moray Firth Roofing Ltd advertised accreditation shields and logos on its website, vans, flyers and social media page, despite its membership in any of
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Paw Patrol's construction pub Rubble will take to the screens next year in his own spin-off of the popular kids' show, Nickelodeon has announced. Rubble & Crew, set around the character of the beloved bulldog, will debut on the children's network on February 3rd.
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Charlotte Church has won planning permission to open a green wellness retreat - complete with a “womb room” - at a mansion in a Welsh valley. The singer bought Rhydoldog House, which was once owned by the Laura Ashley family, while it was halfway through a renovation and has sp
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Kilmac has been awarded a contract for the design, supply, delivery and installation of the bulk excavation, foundations and drainage works at Phase 4 of James Hutton Institute International Barley Hub & Advanced Plant Growth Centre building following the successful delivery of the pre
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A video of a man using an old scooter as a unique construction tool has been shared online. In the video, one can see the man is using his Bajaj Super scooter to uplift the construction material using a rope tied to the engine.
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Scientific charity the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the professional body for asbestos scientists the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM) are calling on anyone who may have asbestos in their buildings to urgently review their management plans. New research publish
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Grants have been agreed by Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee for community-led regeneration projects. The money from the Place Based Investment Programme Fund is also used for supporting town centre revitalisation, community wealth building, and 20-minute neighbourhoods (
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A family of four were charged more than £80,000 in error after EDF sent a £1 million electricity bill. Richard Baron from Kent thought the bill was "quite amusing" at first until the energy provider proceeded with the first direct debit payment, leaving the family more than £7
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The outcomes of the prestigious 2022 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last night at a celebratory presentation event in Glasgow’s Voco Grand Central Hotel. SURF was delighted to be joined by over 260 guests to celebrate the 24th annual SURF Award programme
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Plans have been revealed for a new health, wellbeing and social hub at the Abertay University city centre campus in Dundee. Should enough money be raised, the institution hopes to provide a space that can be used for teaching and research linked to academic programmes in areas such a
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A worker who was unfairly dismissed for refusing to join his colleagues in the pub after work has won a case against his erstwhile employer. Mr T, not to be confused with he of A-Team fame, was a senior advisor at a firm in Paris.
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The outgoing governor of Arizona has been spending his final days in office by frantically, and illegally, attempting to fill in sections of the incomplete wall on the US-Mexico border with shipping containers. Republican Doug Ducey, who will hand the keys of his office to his Democratic s
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Work starts next week to remove the straight-ahead lane onto Guild Street in Aberdeen as part of a new road layout in the city centre which will create a bus priority route. The work removing the straight-ahead on Guild Street, which is from Trinity Quay onto Guild Street, is due to take about a day
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Four major redesign projects are making progress as set out in a report to the Highland Council late last week. The four projects which are priority areas for change and improvement are as follows:
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